Above & beyond: James Brown
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James Brown flies an F-22 Raptor as a test pilot for Lockheed Martin Corp. where he was able to experience flying at 18,000 meters above the ground and subjecting his body to 9 g's. Brown has logged 7600 flight hours in 124 types of airplanes but his job entails working twelve-hour days and being in constant danger that something could go fatally wrong.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2008
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Invention on demand: a fab four partnership brainstorms boisterously to spice up new but mundane products
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Richard Pavelle, George Freedman, Sol Aisenberg and A. Ze'ev Hed launched Invent Resources Inc, an inventions-on-demand company, in 1997. The company has so far produced about 50 revenue-generating agreements.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2003
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Mom vs. bomb
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The effort of engineer Naomi Zirkind in developing a robot that can be used by soldiers to detect and defuse explosive devices in war zones is discussed.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2007
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